Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Blog Post # 42Is GOP REFORM more feasible than a Third Party?

The New Third Party elicited quite a response! Someone asked me
about it today and I answered this:

First, Second and Third, It is up to Sarah to create a Third Party. In spite
of the fact that I detest the Jeb BUSH dynasty and what it has done to our party
for years, I have stated that throughout that what I am trying to do is
to expose this problem, and I kept asking, what is the solution?

As I was laying out the scenario, I felt in my heart I had struck a nerve
because there is definitely discontent with the GOP. But based on the response
I got, I soon got the impression that it could never really happen unless she
led the effort. Here is why.

In just two days, I entertained thoughts from Conservatives and others, and
found 100,000 ways in which they would not come together under one umbrella.
Everyone had a different vision of what the party should be. Some wanted to
just rebel against the establishment, others wanted a LEADERLESS party, and some
wanted other candidates to lead. We are TOO individualistic and splintered as
voters.

That is our nature! God bless us for that but being too opinionated
can only make things more difficult.

The ONLY way to do a third party is for Sarah Palin herself to start one.

Again, I have to be responsible in what I say. I never said I wanted to start
the party, I just said there is enough DISGUST with the BUSHES’ GOP for me to
want to start a new third party, and that I was offering reasons for doing so
(the JEB Bush access to the GOP machine mainly) but ..

I said I would never venture out and do it alone. It was an option to
consider. I like taking action when something is collectively agreed upon, but I
NEVER ACT ALONE nor DO I WANT TO! This is simply not up to us. In addition, I
said I wasn’t sure about the logistics of expenses entailed. It might be less
expensive for Sarah to take on the establishment and run against the MACHINE
than it would to start a third party. I do not know, but it sounds like it
would be.

There is no other leader who I would trust holding a baton in a relay race,
let alone, leading a Third Party effort. It entails a lot more than just READ
MY LIPS NO MORE BUSHES!! or I’m sick of the GOP!! I would get on Board
immediately if she said that that is what she wanted to do. She did say
that if the GOP failed, it would be an option.

So, it is not a stretch in anyone’s imagination to think it could be a
solution. But, if Sarah decided to run for President, it would be crazy for her
to let people know BEFORE 2014. That is a long two years from now. Starting a
party would take much longer than that. NO MATTER what she does, it will be
great, but we must understand that without her, this Third Party idea would
fail.

Now to the GOP Voters (which is a problem that needs to be addressed as GOP
voter reform). They constantly complain about candidates not being exciting
enough to vote for, but never stop to think WHY we fall into the same situation
over the years and don’t connect the dots very well. Take for example, people
who support Marco Rubio.

I am Cuban-American and sometimes I like Marco Rubio and sometimes he
disappoints me greatly, because more than anything I want GOP REFORM and to me,
his association with Jeb Bush is the biggest ISSUE I have with him! There
are well-informed voters who I talk to who say they are TEA PARTY, yet support
Rubio 2016, and it makes me cringe!! They say they don’t like BUSH and repeat
the mantra “No More Bushes” yet would gladly accept RUBIO as Bush’s Vice
President should he be asked. Rubio himself has said he wants to run, but would
let Jeb Bush take the lead if he ran. (WhY?) That’s another story for another
day!

So, if you want Rubio because you’re TEA PARTY, why would you accept a
presidential run by Jeb Bush with Rubio as Vice President? Is it a disconnect? To me it is. And inconsistencies to me
are one of the things I thrive on catching in politicians and now IN VOTER
THINKING. I hate it when people SAY they want REFORM, but then don’t take any
steps to make it happen, or when I know voters are kidding themselves (for
whatever reason, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt always) but then act
all surprised when results are different from what they expected.
As Conservatives, that has to change. We have to be bolder, more
intellectually honest about our candidates (even questioning the ones we like),
and better listeners. It’s not just important to give your opinion, but to
listen to others when they speak. We have to MEAN what we SAY and SAY what we
mean. DO WE or DO WE NOT want reform? a third party? NO BUSHES? WHAT do we
want? It would be great to have a SUMMIT to discuss the future of the
Republican Party and have Sarah Palin and Allen West to speak, then do a
townhall with our favorites. NO establishment heads, just US. WHY NOT?

Are you following me? I hope so. Whether we have GOP reform or start a new
Party to put them in their place, we need to be feisty, yet smart, less
tunnel-visioned, yet more resolute; less rigid, yet more decisive. We need to
adapt to the circumstances we are in and yet, keep focused on the task at hand,
which is TO REMOVE the ESTABLISHMENT from POWER. Do you agree?

I am providing the survey below just to see how Conservatives react to a JEB
BUSH 2016 scenario. Please fill it out if you can, and pass it along to your
friends like I did by pressing ASK FRIENDS. Let’s see how willing people are to
really OVERTURN our Establishment. We have to DO better at communication among
ourselves.

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is considering a run for POTUS? Would YOU
support JEB BUSH ~ CANDIDATE ~ for POTUS 2016?

About Me

I am the accidental Palinista. I always admired Sarah Palin, but I came to her FB page out of curiosity in July, 2011. Based on what I saw in 2008, she was a political dynamo who deserved to be our next President. On August 5th, I created "IM VOTING PALIN 2012". By October 5th, 1000 pledges were gathered. After Sarah announced she was not running, I founded GOPAYL (acronym for GOP are you listening?) We stand firmly by our belief that the GOP derailed Sarah's presidential bid. Besides posting daily, we have hosted: Meet Mark America December 6, 2011. Meet Gary Jackson January 5, 2012, and Meet Karen Harrington July 17, 2012. Our biggest group PROJECT: Sending LETTERS TO THE RNC on MARCH 6, 2012 (see blog post #21)
PERSONAL MILESTONES THIS YEAR: MEETING and collaborating with fellow PALINISTAS. Writing my first blog post on APRIL 25th, campaigning for a wonderful candidate, and meeting conservative leaders at the Citizens United Film Event in Tampa: Stephen K. BANNON, David N. Bossie, Anita Moncrief, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, as well as Congressman Allen West. Projected future events: New Orleans Conference
October 25, 2012.